web service in .net cannot access files on net work drives

[Nalina Vemparala via .NET 247]

Hi!
I am creating a web service in which the web method makes call to a function in which I have to read some files on the network drives. I used the unc path to access this file.
I am getting an error the file doesn't exist or the path to this file doesn't exist.
I tried to map the network drive and tried using the absolute path still doesn't work.
The same code works in a windows application. But If I access this code through web service this error appears.
Could anyone please help me with this.
Your help is much appreciated

 

[Dino Chiesa [Microsoft]]

It's likely a security restriction.
ASP.NET webservices run under a different account than "you".

Perhaps "you" have access to the network asset, but the ASP.NET account does
not.

Couple of approaches:
run ASP.neT under an account that has greater access (not recommended)
enable the ASP.NET account to access that network resource (preferred)


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Dino Chiesa
Microsoft Developer Division
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Hi!
I am creating a web service in which the web method makes call to a

function in which I have to read some files on the network drives. I used
the unc path to access this file.

I am getting an error the file doesn't exist or the path to this file doesn't exist.
I tried to map the network drive and tried using the absolute path still doesn't work.
The same code works in a windows application. But If I access this code

through web service this error appears.